Legal Opinion

Glessner's Estate

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 8, 1941No. Appeal, 81PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Drew,

This appeal is from a decree of the Orphans’ Court of Westmoreland County removing Josiah Landis Glessner, appellant, as co-executor under the will of his deceased father. John Glessner, the testator, died on June 18, 1921. Letters testamentary were duly issued to the four executors named in his will, of whom only two, appellant and Jacob Peterson, survive. By a codicil to the will, the executors, or survivor of them, were vested with a discretionary power of sale over all of testator’s real estate. The net proceeds realized from any such sale were directed to be…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Crawford's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  2. Neafie's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1901
  3. Mathues's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  4. Parsons's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1876
  5. Hughes's Estate (No. 1)Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Estate of BuchmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  2. Beichner EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
  3. In Re Estate of CroessantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  4. Clark v. Smith, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Pike County1973
  5. Estate of BuchmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954

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